Tequila Sunrise cocktail

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Type: highballs (IBA version)
Alcoholic level: alcoholic
Basic liqueur: Tequila
Equipment: directly in the glass
Glassware: highball glass
Garnish: a cocktail cherry and an orange slice

3/10 Tequila
6/10 orange juice
1/10 Grenadine

How to make it

Place some ice cubes in the glass and add tequila and orange juice. Mix for 6-8 seconds with the bar spoon and at this point add Grenadine: do not restir! Decorate with a cocktail cherry and an orange slice. Serve with straw. The cocktail is ready.

Variations and note

You can serve it at any time. It was created in Mexico in 50s for welcoming tourists to Acapulco and Cancun. But there is also a nice urban legend about its creation. There was a bartender who stayed out late one night drinking with his friends. Late meaning about 9:00 am. The boss walked in and demanded that the bartender explain what he was doing. The bartender said he wanted to stay in the bar to concot a drink that looked like the sun rising. From this its name!

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